Bottle-closure.



P. GERGELY.

BOTTLE CLOSURE. APPLIOATIOH IiLED AUG. 28, 1911.

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F|G.3 J] 16 17 13 mime nection with the present type of beverage STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- PHILLIPPS GERGELY, F MCNONGAHELA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE CLOSURE Specification of Letters Patent.

, Application flled August 28, 1911. Serial No.- 646,326.

' To all whom it may concern:

primary object of'my invention isto pro-- vide a bottle closure or stopper that can be easily and quickly openedor closed at will, whereby thebeverage within the bottle Wlll be maintained in perfect condition and prevented from becoming that, due to exposure to the air. e

An otherfobjec'tof this mventlon is to provide a bottle closure that can be used 1n conbottle, the closure obviating the necessity of using a cork-screw, clip, or other devlce for opening the bottle.

A further object of thls invention 1s to provide a bottle closure that is inexpensive to manufacture, eas to positlon upon the bottle and-highly e cie'nt for the purposes for whichit is intended. With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construe tion, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, c

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several I views, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the bottle closure; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional vlew of the same showing the closure in an open position; Fig; 3 is a side elevation of the closure partly broken away and partly 1n section, showing the closure in a-closed position; Fig. 4: is a plan of the closure, and Fig. 5 is a plan of a portion of the same.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a bottle heck, having the upper end'thereof provided with a rim 2. Surrounding the bottle neck 1', below the rim 2, is-a band 3, preferably made of metal-and having the dia per end of the bottle neck. The spout 6 is 'of the band 3.

surrounded by a resilient gasket or sleeve 8 preferably made of rubberand adapted to lnsure a non-leakable connection between the outer walls of the spout 6' and inner walls of the bottle neck.. The spout 6 has a transverse web 9 providing two openings 10 in the disk 7, these openings being in communication with the spout v6 and the interior of the bottleneck. I The web 9 has a central vertical pin 11, and rotatably Patented Jan. 23, 1912. I

mounted upon this pin is a circular shutter 12,- forming openings 13 adapted to register -with the openings 10. The shutter 12 revolves upon a gasket 14-1 surrounding the pin- 10, between the disk 7 and the shutter 12, said gasket having openings 15 formedtherein registering with the openings 10 and The shutter 12 is retained upon the pin ,11 by a washer- 16 -and a head 17,

said head being formed by upsetting the upper end of the pin 11.

The diametrically opposed edges of the shutter 12 has outwardly extendin lugs or' shutter, and the edge of the shutter has a notch '19 adapted to register with a. notch 20 of thearms 18 to facilitate rotating sai disk 7 to determine when the shutter is open or closed. To retain the disk 7 upon the rim 2, said disk has two diametrically opposed vertical openings 21, and arranged in these openings are resilient arms 22. The upper ends of the arms 22 have heads 23 retaining the gasket 14 upon the disk- 7 and the lower ends of the said'arms are bent inwardly to engage in the notches or recesses 4 The arms 22 are easily sprung into engagement with the band 3 to retain the closure upon the bottle neck.-

When the shutter 12 is rotated, whereby the notch 19 registers with the notch 20, the

openings 10, 15, and 13 then aline and fluid 'can be poured from the bottle. When the shutter 12 is rotated a quarter of a revolution, the openings 13 are moved out of registration with the openings 10 and 15, and

then the closure is in a closed position.

The closure can be made of light and durable, non-corrosive metal, and of various sizes for various kinds of receptacles.

What I claim is:

A closure for bottles com rising adisk I mounted vupon the top edge 0 a bottle neck,

and saidspout to provide a seal, said gasket depending below said spout, a tapering webintegral with and dependin from the disk intos aid .spout to provide t e latter with a pair of passages, said web terminating at a point above the inner end of the spout, said isk provided with a pair of inclined openings communicating with said passages, said openings extendin in opposlte directions with respect to eac other, a vertically disposed pm inte ral with the upper face of said disk centra ly thereof a gasket mounted upon said disk and provided with a air of inclined openings communicating wlth the openings in the disk, a shutter mounted upon said asket and surrounding said pin and 'prov'i ed with a pair of inclined openings capable of registering with the openings of the gasket when the shutter is shifted {in one direction, means carried by said pin" and{en 0,

gaging with the shutter for maintaining it in position, said shutter provided with diametrically opposed laterally extending lugs to facilitate the shifting thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 5 

